North City Bistro & Wine Shop

Bring your instruments or your charts and join in the musical fun! Sing with one of the Best Trios Around!

Stephanie Porter is a premier jazz vocalist who lives to sing. Her recordings have charted on the top 10 nationally and internationally. Musically inspired at an early age. Stephanie found herself mesmerized by music and the many layers of interpretations of songs by both instrumentalists, as-well-as vocalists. Moved particularly by jazz and it's progression of energy combined with cool. A stylist that has been influenced by music ...music and its many styles. “It’s difficult to define a specific artist as…

The Miranda Syndicate is band headed up by band leader Paul Miranda and has been around in the Seattle area for about 9 years. The band has been doing a anual theme show where they present a tribute to an artist or genre of music the last 6 years. They are very excited to be doing a Amy Winehouse tribute this year on Independence Day weekend. The band consists of the core group piano (Andy Roben)and bass(Kevin McCarthy) but is…

“Melyssa brought all of Jazz Alley to a hush during her performance. Audience members could hear every whisper and breath she made.”–Zachariah Bryan, NW Asian Weekly Melyssa is a rising star in the Seattle jazz scene. Her stylings and subtle phrasing have earned her top honors in the Pacific Northwest. She has performed with artists Ben Folds, Dee Daniels, the New York Voices, John Pizzarelli, Alan White, Steve Turre, Carmen Bradford, Bill Ramsey, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Kerry Marsh, and more.…

Jamie Findlay and Tim Lerch Guitar Duo Jamie Findlay, originally from Seattle, is one of the masters of contemporary acoustic guitar. With three CDs under his own name, “Wings of Light,” “Amigos del Corazón,’ and “Reflections” Jamie is a very busy performer and composer, both in the States and abroad. Tim Lerch, a longtime Seattle resident, is a member of the seminal Northwest Gypsy Jazz Group Pearl Django. Tim is also a internationally renowned Solo Jazz Guitarist with 3 CDs…

When Joan Penney puts together a jazz gig, she brings a variety of styles, periods, and ethnic elements to her song list. Her arrangements are fresh and she keeps in mind the band members abilities and talents to make it all shine. She can sing it. They can play it, and you won’t regret being in the audience to hear it all. When you pair this great music along with the wonderful food and wine at the North City Bistro,…